Motorola radio saves officers life!

[ten13]

. However, the officer was not injured was not wounded, as the bullet was stopped by the officer's radio."

When you fall out of a tree while cutting branches, you're injured. When you're shot at, either you are, or are not, wounded.

 

[Gradyo54]

"The suspect opened fire on the officers, hitting one. However, the officer was not injured as the bullet was stopped by the officer's radio."

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/swat-standoff-stafford-lawrence-lane-suspect-barricaded-sept-4

Should be an APX6000, unless they switched to the NEXT platform already.

Good shooting by the police. Mercado will not be causing anymore trouble.

 

[AM909]

"However, the officer was not injured was not wounded, as the bullet was stopped by the officer's radio."

When you fall out of a tree while cutting branches, you're injured. When you're shot at, either you are, or are not, wounded.

You're correcting the Fox26 news reporter? It continued with "The officer was taken away from the scene.", so it appears that they could, indeed, have been injured (e.g., a sprained ankle, bruised abdomen), as it later says "no officers were seriously injured". They could have been wounded if the skin broke from the force, too. The states are not mutually exclusive.

 

[rescue161]

I can tell you that my XG100P fell from a height of 150 feet while I was on a tower and it did not survive. The frame was bent and the radio broke into several pieces. My Galaxy S4 also fell and it survive the fall and I used it for a couple of more years.

 

[KevinC]

I can tell you that my XG100P fell from a height of 150 feet while I was on a tower and it did not survive. The frame was bent and the radio broke into several pieces. My Galaxy S4 also fell and it survive the fall and I used it for a couple of more years.

Completely off-topic...many years ago we sold some cheapo Maxon crystal portables to a company resurfacing a 500' monument. They dropped one from the top, somehow found most of the pieces and brought it in and wanted it repaired under warranty. Obviously we opted to not cover it.

 

[Echo4Thirty]

Completely off-topic...many years ago we sold some cheapo Maxon crystal portables to a company resurfacing a 500' monument. They dropped one from the top, somehow found most of the pieces and brought it in and wanted it repaired under warranty. Obviously we opted to not cover it.

Sadly those people still exist.

 

[6079smithw]

I remember back in the days when BatLabs was booming, stories of the older radios like the HT600, Saber R, etc etc taking all kinds of abuse and still working. Don’t recall one ever being shot before though haha

Say what ya want, but the HT600 was the only one my kids/grandkids couldn't break.

 

[Hit_Factor]

I'm certain my Motorola prep saved my life more than once in my career. I just don't know when it did it.

 

[KK4JUG]

Exactly, and a $20 Baofeng would have stopped 5 rounds and the FM radio would have been playing cool jams the whole time.

But would the flashlight still be working?

 

[ff026]

Saw an MT1000 dropped in a fire. All burnt up antenna mangled. Put a new battery on it, check with dispatcher loud and clear.